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Sold-out movie thwarts Bidens

Roland, the Gunslinger — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:08:34 -0500

A few minutes later, she said, the Bidens came into the lobby.

Jill Biden walked up to speak with Muhamut while Joe stood nearby.

"She was asking me about other shows, but they really wanted to see 'Benjamin Button,' " Muhamut said. "He was maybe five feet away, looking at her. He was standing with his other Secret Service men."

Remarkably, none of the other moviegoers appeared to notice. Employees said nobody mobbed Biden or called his name or asked for an autograph.

"It didn't seem many people recognized him," said employee Becky Gingrich, 21. "Honestly, I think people were just too wrapped up in themselves to notice."

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Last days for Marine were true Finest hours

Roland, the Gunslinger — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:42:43 -0500

Sometimes when old Marines die they do fade away into unmarked graves in Potter's Field.

Such might have been the case for Gaspar Musso, USMC 925050, who fought in the Battle of Tinian in the Marianas Islands in 1944 and who died Nov. 15 at age 84 in a Brooklyn nursing home.

Enter Police Officer Susan Porcello, a PBA delegate at the 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge and one of those big-hearted New Yorkers who still make this the best city on Earth.

"No way was I going to let this brave old Marine who fought for his country in WWII get buried in Potter's Field," she says.

H/T: Erik

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Friends. They come and they go...

Roland, the Gunslinger — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:06:59 -0500

Because anyday is a Good Day to remind ourselves why we hate Big Media... Don Henley's Dirty Laundry

Riley Jones — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:09:27 -0500

Donovan McNabb didn't know that NFL games could end in ties

Riley Jones — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:57:59 -0500

Aide to France's Sarkozy Reveals Putin Wanted to Hang Georgian President 'By the ...'

Riley Jones — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:57:42 -0500

Nicolas Sarkozy saved the President of Georgia from a threat by Vladimir Putin to depose him from power and "hang him by the balls," according to an account that emerged today from the Elysée Palace.

The Russian Prime Minister told the French President of his plans for deposing the Tbilisi government and disposing of President Saakashvili when the French leader was in Moscow last August to broker a cease-fire in Georgia.

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Seniors at El Paso high school suspended for giving laxative laced brownies to rival school dance team. This too shall pass

Riley Jones — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:25:43 -0500

Three seniors on the Chapin Sapphire Dance Team were suspended for three days after admitting they baked laxative-laced brownies to give the the Andress High School dance team as a prank, El Paso Independent School District officials said Tuesday.

(Thanks, Pete)

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Josef Frtizl, the accused Austrian-Dungeon-Incest-Rapist, can now add Murder to the list of charges.

Riley Jones — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:23:37 -0500

Democracy in Action... When Politicians beat the snot out of each other...

Riley Jones — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:44:18 -0500

Ukrainian Politicians Brawl.

Politicians scuffled and threw punches at each other in the Ukrainian parliament ahead of a vote on whether to dismiss speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Mr Yatsenyuk, an ally of President Viktor Yushchenko, is setting up his own political force.

Not your typical boring sermon. Preacher challenges couples to get their freak on for seven days straight

Riley Jones — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:18:08 -0500

The pastor of a mega-church says he will challenge married congregants during his sermon Sunday to have sex for seven straight days — and he plans to practice what he preaches.

"We're going to give it a try," said the Rev. Ed Young, who has four children with his wife of 26 years.

(Thanks, Pete!)

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2 Dutch men guilty of injecting 14 with HIV

Riley Jones — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:14:23 -0500

A Dutch court convicted two men Wednesday for attempting to infect 14 victims with HIV in a bizarre sex case.

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Obama Presidential Coin...

Riley Jones — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:48:54 -0500

From our Lady Truthache:

"I saw this advertised on Fox and honestly thought it was satire.
Apparently the coins are a lot like Obama...a shiny new exterior
covering a fake and worthless interior."

Lindsay Lohan Calls Obama First 'Colored President' in Interview

Riley Jones — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:10:46 -0500

"It's an amazing feeling. It's our first, you know, colored president," the 22-year-old actress said in response to a question from Maria Menounos on "Access Hollywood" about her reaction to Obama's win in the 2008 presidential race.

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Meet President-elect Jackass...

Riley Jones — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:55:50 -0500

Nice work, Barry. Nothing like insulting some old widow. What do you do for an encore? Call her a 'typical white person?'

Look ma, No Feet!

Riley Jones — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:34:46 -0500

I love this girl!

A Different Type of Potato Gun

Riley Jones — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:18:42 -0500

One Creepy Obama photo

Riley Jones — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:46:53 -0500

One startling image formerly posted to MSNBC.com.

The Image shows Obama waving to his supporters, presumably at his acceptance speech. The image is focused on Obama and in the distance behind him, out of focus, are one of the “jumbotron” type TV monitors that were at the event.

In the monitor it looks eerily as if Obama has a bullet wound to his head with blood streaking down the side of his face.

Posted above is the un-retouched photo snapped from the web page, which has since been taken down from the site. I really can’t explain what would cause this as it looks like there’s nothing between him and the camera for the jumbotron.

(Hat Tip Critical Reactor)

Otzi, the prehistoric 'iceman,' probably has no modern descendants

Riley Jones — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:18:11 -0500

Otzi, Italy's prehistoric "iceman," probably does not have any modern-day descendants, according to a study published Thursday.

A team of Italian and British scientists who sequenced his mitochondrial DNA -- which is passed down through the mother's line -- found that Otzi belonged to a genetic lineage that is either extremely rare or has died out.

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'Impeach Obama' groups pop up on Facebook

Riley Jones — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:33:55 -0500

Barack Obama has not even been sworn in yet as the 44th president of the United States but groups are springing up online calling for his impeachment.
On Facebook, an "Impeach Barack Obama" group has attracted more than 700 members and a lively debate about the Democrat's election victory on Tuesday over Republican John McCain.

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Classic Comedy: Richard Pryor's take on America's First Black President

Riley Jones — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:55:56 -0500

Feminist Author Erica Jong Tells Italians Obama Loss 'Will Spark the Second American Civil War'

Roland, the Gunslinger — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:25:42 -0400

She also laments that not all of America's men of letters share her devotion to Obama.

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NewsBusted for October 28th, 2008

Riley Jones — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:19:15 -0400

Incest Dungeon Rapist Josef Frtizl: It's my Mother's Fault

Riley Jones — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:39:42 -0400

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian builder who locked his daughter in a cellar and fathered seven children with her, sees himself as a born rapist, a victim of his own tyrannical mother.

According to the first leaked account of interviews with a forensic psychiatrist, which is due to appear in two Austrian newspapers today, Fritzl hatched his plan to incarcerate his daughter, Elisabeth, while he was in prison for rape.

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5 million-dollar mistakes by movie stars

Riley Jones — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:16:28 -0400

Sean Connery wasn't supposed to be James Bond. Keanu Reeves wasn't supposed to be "The One." So, who were the original choices?

"I would have absolutely messed up 'The Matrix,'" Will Smith told Wired about turning down the role of Neo.

Here are 5 actors and the legendary roles they turned down...

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Top 5 ACORN Voter Fraud Cartoons of the Week

Riley Jones — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:30:58 -0400

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When Stars have Bad Days

Riley Jones — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:13:59 -0400

Lisa Marie Presley

Nice slide show of your 'favorite' celebs not looking so glamorous...

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Actual Headline: Former Mr. Gay U.K. Eats Boyfriend

Riley Jones — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:25:03 -0400

FTA "A U.K. chef found guilty of brutally stabbing and murdering his former lover and frying up pieces of the man’s flesh will spend at least 30 years behind bars. Anthony Morley, 36, a former Mr. Gay U.K., claims that Damien Oldfield, 33, tried to rape him at his home and that the killing was done in self-defense."

Wow, that's a tough story to swallow. Amazing how this guy thought he could reach around the legal system and eat his boyfriend with a side of tossed salad...

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Almost Too Stupid to Post: Switzerland Places Ban on the Humiliation of Plants

Riley Jones — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:49:06 -0400

Recently, the Swiss Parliament asked a panel of philosophers, lawyers, geneticists and theologians to determine the meaning of dignity when it pertains to plants.

Lo and Behold, the team published a treatise on “the moral consideration of plants for their own sake.” The treatise established that vegetation has innate value and that it is morally wrong to partake in activities such as the “decapitation of wildflowers at the roadside without rational reason.”

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Newsbusted for Friday October 17th, 2008 (Yeah, I'm late... sorry)

Riley Jones — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:06:18 -0400

Here comes Farrakhan, Here comes Farrakhan, right down Farrakhan lane.

Riley Jones — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:54:25 -0400

The Nation of Islam, a secretive movement generally closed to outsiders, has planned a rare open-to-the public event at its Chicago-based headquarters in what the Minister Louis Farrakhan deemed a "new beginning" for the group.

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